Tumbleweeds have taken over the High Plains. They thrive so well that they are part of the culture of the West. But this ample supply of blowing weeds can hurt farm yields, wreak havoc on ...

Early settlers on the Great Plains faced tornadoes, drought, and grasshoppers. Learn how 20th-century innovations helped farmers survive and ...

Heavy rains fell this week across some of the western parts of the central and southern Great Plains, especially in the Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma and Kansas, leading to widespread ...

Why do we hear of so many hailstorms over the western plains? That's a question from Matt. Even though the greatest frequency of thunderstorms is near the Gulf Coast, more storms produce hail over the ...